Asian movies

[kid-glove]

I go with Nerd. Like most Korean films, it manages to be gripping in a very classical sense using keys, cellphones, tower level, labyrinth like streets, handcuffs, shrapnel, hammer, and so on. Weak when it suddenly uses a bunch of narrative tricks to earn our feelings for the 'one last victim' (who could be salvaged) & then go on to turn our gaze to the victim's as we're proved wrong. The massacre itself is choreographed with empty virtuosity.

It's no "Memories of Murder" in showcasing Korean police force's investigative shortcomings, or "I Saw the Devil" in macabre-level vengeance seeking FaceOff. The informative tidbits about the Serial killer, much like the killing sequences itself, shoddily opened-up. All the "suggestive" bits (artistic curiosity, religiously inclined torture methods/techniques, impotence, and so on) were nullified by quirky Slasher-esque demon-looking performance. The only great thing about it is the lead performance of "chaser", nearly Choi-min sik level in later stages.

[ajaybaskar]

Yes. I liked Chaser too. My wife swallowed 2 mosquitoes in the process of watching this film.

Kid,

Any idea about 'The man from nowhere'?

[P_R]

Nerd, K-g, my prob. is I didn't find it thrilling.
After he is arrested and taken to the station the film confused me - in terms of 'what are they going for'. The bungling system, the topcops having their own issues/agenda, the pimp being the only one who is on-target, his search and piecing things together as he proceeds, unrestrained whacko, having to release him, the murders in all detail.

Too many things stuffed into twelve hours: Finds the girl, girl gets lost, chase again, drops asstend to search, buy soup, hospitalize, go out to do stuff, come back to bedside, gael escape, scary(?), coat clad, clobberfest fights....with no thrill at all. I found it quite tedious. pOdhAkkuRaikku I have little appetite for explicit stuff. adhunaala total damage.

[kid-glove]

Well of course, it's not that thrilling, which is why I opt for 'gripping' in my post.

[P_R]

Well of course, it's not that thrilling, which is why I opt for 'gripping' in my post.

Oh idhula reNdu koalty irukkA

[Nerd]

Oh idhula reNdu koalty irukkA

Achually I found the memories of murder to be 'WTF was that' when it ended, much like zodiac, enakkum mudivu (or at least left to audience interpretation) irundhaa dhaan pudikkin. Now this is a spoiler, but I am only doing those who have not seen a favor

[kid-glove]

Oh idhula reNdu koalty irukkA

The anticipation & anxiety of what I'm going to say is the 'thrill'. But if I held your attention throughout, I could be fairly confident of my 'grip', I never intended to 'thrill', it's not my fault you came looking for it!

[ajithfederer]

Recently watched !!

[Querida]

watched "Robin B. Hood" with Jackie Chan
like two men with a baby (a real cutie) who (surprise!) are conmen
of course great stunt scenes
especially in their apartment when overrun by henchmen
just a fun watch overall

actually one great (outtake) scene is when Jackie jumps out a window,
clambers down a wall, lands and jumps to the ground and without losing speed runs to meet
an officer who messes up his one line to which Jackie yells "stop messing up your one liner now I have to do all that in one take again!!"

[Balaji.r]

Madeo a.k.a mother.

sumaar ragam.